The Ontario HIV Epidemiology and Surveillance Initiative (OHESI) has release of a new report titled “HIV care cascade in Ontario by sex, age and health region: Linkage to care, in care, on antiretroviral treatment and virally suppressed.”
The …
Challenges faced by HIV-positive youth transitioning to adult care and evidence-based practices to address them
Questions
- What challenges arise when youth living with HIV transition to adult care?
- What evidence-based practices and resources facilitate successful transition to adult HIV care?
Key take-home messages
- The barriers to successful transition to adult HIV care include
Protecting Our Communities: HCV Prevention, Engagement, and Care
Doug Sider of Public Health Ontario presented on the epidemiology of hepatitis C (HCV) in Northern Ontario, drawing on data from 2014. He noted that the North is distinct when it comes to HCV, since HCV rates are going up …
Protecting Our Communities: HIV Prevention, Engagement, and Care
A range of HIV prevention, engagement, and care approaches were presented in Dryden and Manitoulin, ranging from biomedical prevention, to improved testing, to innovative telehealth interventions.
Mark Gilbert of the OHTN and Gordon Arbess of St. Michael’s Hospital spoke about …
Reaching Out: Innovative Ideas for Rural & Remote Care
Assisting homeless individuals who are dependent on alcohol
Tina Ranta of the Canadian Mental Health Association (Sudbury-Manitoulin) described the launch of the first managed alcohol program (or “MAP”) in Sudbury. The Sudbury Harm Reduction Home began with a brain-storming session …
New strategies to improve prevention, engagement, and care
Keeping clients engaged in care
Julia Hidalgo, of George Washington University, outlined lessons learned from the HIV Care Collaborative, and best practices to keep patients in care. She included a case study of a patient who dropped out of …